There is no doubt that IPL has done a great service to Indian cricket by bringing together world's top cricketers to play alongside our own young and experienced cricketers. That results in a great learning experience for the youngsters and teaches them how to handle pressure in tough situations. However should this razzmatazz version of cricket be the sole criteria for the selectors while selecting the national team?
IPL no doubt continues to unearth many young talents for the country and the youngsters should ne encouraged and given the right platform to show their talent. However bringing them into the National team just based on their performance in one season of IPL would be foolish. Let them grind out in the domestic circuit, let them play a few seasons in Ranji trophy and Duleep trophy and gain experience. Selection should be such that no one takes his place for granted.
Of course usually performances in the IPL is not looked at alone, their past domestic records too is taken in consideration before selecting the team. However there have been times when certain players who made a mark in a particular season of IPL are at once brought into the team if he manages to catch the eye of the captain or the selectors. I feel instead of fast tracking them into the national team due to their IPL performances like Axar Patel or Sanju Samson or Hardik Pandya, these players should be asked to prove their mettle in the domestic circuit. Only if they perform there on a consistent basis, should they be brought into the team.
Some of the new prospects for the future are Karun Nair, Lokesh Rahul, Krunal Pandya, Manan Vohra, Dhawal Kulkarni, Rishab Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Surya Kumar Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal. These players should be nurtured with care and not be let to go astray like Sreeshanth.
IPL no doubt continues to unearth many young talents for the country and the youngsters should ne encouraged and given the right platform to show their talent. However bringing them into the National team just based on their performance in one season of IPL would be foolish. Let them grind out in the domestic circuit, let them play a few seasons in Ranji trophy and Duleep trophy and gain experience. Selection should be such that no one takes his place for granted.
Of course usually performances in the IPL is not looked at alone, their past domestic records too is taken in consideration before selecting the team. However there have been times when certain players who made a mark in a particular season of IPL are at once brought into the team if he manages to catch the eye of the captain or the selectors. I feel instead of fast tracking them into the national team due to their IPL performances like Axar Patel or Sanju Samson or Hardik Pandya, these players should be asked to prove their mettle in the domestic circuit. Only if they perform there on a consistent basis, should they be brought into the team.
Some of the new prospects for the future are Karun Nair, Lokesh Rahul, Krunal Pandya, Manan Vohra, Dhawal Kulkarni, Rishab Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Surya Kumar Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal. These players should be nurtured with care and not be let to go astray like Sreeshanth.
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